Firstly, make sure to write a dynamic Motivation Letter, since you have on average just 20 seconds to impress the recruiter or employer reading it. Keep your Motivation Letter short and precise, maximum 1 page, preferably a little bit under.

Some formulas can guide you on how to write a perfect Motivation Letter, but remember that each one of them has to be unique for that particular job. It is important NOT to write one that gives the impression that was sent to dozens of other entries.

There are two ways in which you can structure the content in your Motivation Letter

Whichever structure you choose, try to focus your content on the following ideas, which will increase the chances of your Motivation Letter being read and getting that long awaited interview:

Firstly, it is important to understand that they are looking for someone to solve a problem or to increase the team. Read all the recent news about the company and find as much as possible why do they have this particular opening. Show in the first part that you are aware of the problem/challenge they are facing to have the recruiter’s attention.

You need to offer them the solution, which has to be:
YOU
. Think about all the skills, achievements, education that makes you the perfect candidate to solve their challenge. Focus on all the awesome benefits they will get by hiring you.

Similar to the opening, the closing part of your Motivation Letter is critical and needs to communicate confidence, proficiency and a high interest towards the company. A great example would be:
“I would love to find out more about the X department/company and how could I help as fast as possible.”

By focusing on these points in your Motivation Letter, you will have already shown them how passionate and hardworking you are without mentioning it.

The LG Watch Style ($250) was almost a top pick. It has one of the fastest call notification times (within 6 seconds), sometimes beating out our smartphone in the race to notify us first. It’s easy to use, and only has a single button, which also works as a dial. With a click, you can open up your apps and then simply twist to scroll through.

However, the band is its weakest link. Each band piece connects stiffly to the casing, so instead of molding to your wrist, the watch is lifted slightly away your arm. The material feels like cheap fake leather, which testers struggled to bend in order to put on the watch -- it also showed signs of wear almost immediately. While it’s easy to find new bands for this watch, this quickly raises the overall cost of the LG Watch Style.

The Casio Pro Trek Smart ($500) might just be the perfect smart watch for the adventurers among us. We loved how wholeheartedly Casio went in for customizing its smart watch for the outdoors. The watch has two buttons in addition to the main on/off/apps button. One takes you directly to a compass and altimeter, and the other to a real-time GPS map of your location. You can search around the map and annotate it with voice or star marks on interesting points. The Casio also has a good notification response time, right on average at 10 seconds. In addition to the standard Android Wear apps, the Casio also comes with the “Moment Setter” app, where you can customize your watch to track your activities or alert you about high or low tides, how far you’ve traveled, or what time the sun rises or sets.

This watch is also wholeheartedly large — even the largest wrists in our office found it a little overbearing. Another caveat is that it’s the only watch whose charging cable came with a warning. If the USB end of the cable is plugged in and the adapter touches any other metal object but the designated spot on the watch, it can cause a short circuit. Since the adapter is magnetic, we expect that even with great care, we’ll eventually have a short circuit happen to our computer or outlet.

All of our top picks and runners-up meet our basic requirements: they have a touchscreen, have Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, offer apps, and have a battery life long enough to get you through the day. While none of the following features are mission critical (your smart watch will work well without them), they are nice perks to make your smart watch more versatile.